Winter Spirits - by Kerry Lynn Nelson from Winter art exhibit

This painting just won the Member's Choice Award in the EBSQart "Winter" exhibition!  check out the link at the end of this post!

"Winter Spirits" 24x48 oil on canvas

 Close-ups

Winter Spirits - by Kerry Lynn Nelson from Winter art exhibit: Winter Spirits - by Kerry Lynn Nelson from Winter art exhibit

Winter Wonder - Record Snowfall!

It's been snowing!  Snow is pretty rare here in the DFW area of north Texas.  Usually we only get one or two snow/ice episodes per season and then usually just an inch or two at most.  This snowfall dropped a whopping 13" in the day and a half of downfall!  (And the city grinds to a stunned halt...texans can't drive in the snow!  And they really should close everything down, which they do...LOL!)  I didn't step out the door the entire time except to snap a few pics! 

This is the welcome sign beside the front door.

...and the front door.  These first pics were taken at 8am on the first morning of snowfall, feb. 10.

Oak branches

Viatec shrub in front of neighbor's big magnolia

Back patio.  This is still the 8am shots.  We had about 6" snow at this time.

backyard...yes that birdbath and trellis are leaning!

our car.  Note the dark magnolia tree in the background.  In photos of the next morning you will see all the broken branches around its base.

Later the same day, the crepe myrtle trees are starting to hang over the walkway.

Everything was coated in snow and it had that quiet stillness that only snowfall seems to generate.

I don't think I've ever seen this much snow on the ground here...ok, I know I haven't, LOL...it is a record high snowfall for the Dallas/Fort Worth area!

Predawn on Feb 11.  The view out the front door...where'd the walkway go!  The trees are so weighted down by the snow that they are laying almost on the ground now!

Digging out the cars...the cars had over a foot of snow on them this morning! 

Here's that other photo of the magnolia I said to watch for!  Notice all the broken branches.

The front door buried behind snowtrees...yes there really is a door behind that!  My sister took these 2/11 pics.  You can see her footprints where she had to plow under and through those wet, snowy branches!

Last photo, the oaks, azaleas, and shrubs in the front yard.  Thanks for looking!